Bangalore (PTI): Air India on Friday announced introduction of a new thrice weekly direct flight from Bangalore to Dubai and increased frequency of its flights between Bangalore and Male to daily from March 30.

As part of its summer schedule, Air India also announced reintroduction of daily flights between Bangalore and Kochi from March 30.

The new Air India flight IC 949 will leave Bangalore on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 3.20 pm to reach Dubai at 5.30 pm (local time), it said in a release here.

The incoming flight from Dubai will arrive Bangalore on the same days at 2.45 pm.

The Air India presently operates a direct flight to Sharjah in the UAE which leaves Bangalore at 8.15 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

The existing five days a week flight to Male (Maldives) will be increased to daily it said adding flight IC 965 will leave Bangalore at 3.30 pm to reach Male at 5.00 pm. The incoming flight will arrive Bangalore at 2.15 pm.

The re-introduced flight IC 909 will leave Bangalore daily at 11.50 am and reach Kochi at 12.45 pm. The incoming flight from Kochi will reach Bangalore at 11.10 am, it said.